Low-cost carrier AirAsia India,all set to launch operations from next week with a Bangalore- Goa flight, on Tuesday said that tickets for its inaugural service were sold out within 10 minutes.

Low-cost carrier AirAsia India,all set to launch operations from next week with a Bangalore- Goa flight, on Tuesday said that tickets for its inaugural service were sold out within 10 minutes.

Tickets for the maiden flight (Bangalore-Goa) were sold out within 10 minutes of opening of bookings. Also, AirAsia India sold out 25,000 promo seats within 48 hours of opening for bookings, the airline said in a release.

The Indian subsidiary of Malaysian carrier AirAsia, the latest player in the domestic aviation sector, on Friday last had announced opening of bookings for its inaugural flight with a ticket price of Rs 999, including taxes.

"We are very excited by the feedback we received from the market. Our motto has always been to make everyone fly and we have already begun to show that we are true to our promise," AirAsia India Chief Executive Mittu Chandilya said.

The first AirAsia flight - an Airbus A320 aircraft - is scheduled to leave Bangalore in the afternoon on June 12.

The airline, a joint venture between AirAsia, Tata Sons and Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace, was granted flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA early last month after a nine-month-long wait and various legal hurdles.